COVID-19 transmission rate ‘high’ in El Paso County

COVID-19 transmission for El Paso County is high, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC reported 212.93 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, as well as 10.5 people per 100,000 admitted to the hospital.

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With a high-transmission status, the CDC recommends avoiding “non-essential indoor activities” and wearing a well-fitting mask regardless of vaccination status, among other tips.

 

Source: COVID-19 transmission rate ‘high’ in El Paso County

Vaccine Candidate Shows Efficacy Against Omicron with COVID-19 Beta-Containing Vaccine

“These positive data show efficacy of our protein-based, bivalent adjuvanted vaccine candidate in an environment of high Omicron variant circulation,” Roger Connor, president of GSK Vaccines, said in a press release. “Our vaccine candidate has the potential to make an important contribution to public health as the pandemic evolves further. We are looking forward to the discussions with regulatory authorities with the aim of making our vaccine candidate available later this year.”

 

The stage 2 of the phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial VAT08 included more than 13,000 participants 18 years of age and older showed an efficacy of 64.7% against symptomatic COVID-19 and 72% efficacy in Omicron-confirmed symptomatic cases.

 

In previous seropositive populations, the Sanofi-GSK vaccine candidate showed an overall efficacy of 75.1% against symptomatic infection and 93.2% in Omicron-confirmed symptomatic cases, according to a sequencing analysis performed.

 

Source: Vaccine Candidate Shows Efficacy Against Omicron with COVID-19 Beta-Containing Vaccine